When everyone was buzzing about this TV show, I was still
happily gazing at American Girl catalogs or burying my nose in a Janette Oke
book. The appeal of Gilmore Girls was lost on me. Until 2-3 years into my blogging
life, when it seemed (for a period of time) talk of the Gilmore Girls was all I
saw around the blogosphere.

16 years ago, Lorelai Gilmore (Lauren Graham) left home and
never looked back. 16 years ago, the best thing to ever happen to her was the
arrival of her daughter, Rory (Alexis Bledel). But now Rory is a bright,
bookish young girl who Lorelai wants to give only the best to. This includes
the best education money can buy. Only trouble is, as an employee of a small
inn, Lorelai is ill equipped to give her daughter this.

Showing up on the doorstep of her mother’s home would seem
to be Lorelai’s only option. The problem? Emily Gilmore (Kelly Bishop).

Lorelai and her
mother have never gotten along. It stems from when Lorelai was a teenager who
bucked all of Emily’s attempts to turn her only child into a debutante. But now
Lorelai is desperate and in exchange for her mother and father’s assistance with
their granddaughter’s education, Emily asks one thing. Lorelai and Rory must
attend Friday night dinners at the Gilmore mansion where a happy family dinner
is expected to commence.

Writing about this show is not something I can do properly
because there’s no way my writing can, will or does do it justice. Explaining why this series is so popular and loved
(even 16 years later) is no easy
task, and yet I thought I’d try. Or if nothing else, simply allow myself the
indulgence of fangirling over the reasons why I love this series.

There are some shows that have an “it” factor that endear
them like none other. Gilmore Girls is
one such phenomenon. There is something about the fast-talking, junk food
consuming mother and daughter that is endearing. But I think the fascination
and appeal goes beyond that. In Rory and Lorelai, many of us found
someone to relate to. Rory’s quieter, bookish sort is probably
someone we bookish types feel a sort of kinship towards. Similarly, there’s the
more outgoing and vibrant Lorelai who is also an easy to relate to character for those of us
with a more outgoing personality.

This seems to be one of the things that really fueled the
fandom of this show. A devoted fandom that, sixteen years later brought the
once beloved series back to the forefront in the entertainment world. And who knows, perhaps this will be of a greater impact than its
original run. I am of course talking about the four 90-minute episodes set to
release on Netflix the day after Thanksgiving. After the original creator left
the show in its latter years, the series (with its original cast) is set to
return, presumably with the ending she imagined.

What I’ve said is so inadequate, but I’m afraid if I let
myself continue on I’ll ramble on (and on) without an end in sight. This show
is, simply put, comedy brilliance. I love the cast which includes the gruff
diner (aka the love of Lorelai’s life – only she doesn’t know it yet), Luke;
best friend Sookie St. James (played by the then unknown Melissa McCarthy);
Michel, the French dude who is Lorelai’s best work place support; and of
course, all the “boys” in Rory’s life.

Usually I’m not a fan of “old” shows (using the term to
describe shows of the 90s and before) because they suffer the fate of terrible
film making. But while this isn’t cutting-edge perfect in terms of quality,
somehow Gilmore Girls is still
relevant and current even in today’s society. The reason for this is found in
the million and one things that makes Gilmore
Girls a memorable experience. It’s that classic humor that never goes out
of style. It’s the bond between a mother and daughter. It’s the romance. It’s
Stars Hollow. It’s everything that makes this show what it is. The first season
grows into what this show becomes, and sets in motion so many of the
relationships that follow. Some of which will frustrate you with little care to
your nerves, but this is why we love the show.

It’s the imperfections and simple joys of Gilmore Girls that we find the joy of
the show. Best of all, this is a ray of pure sunshine. Something that is all
too infrequent on our TV screens today.♥

Content: there is adult conversation, including talk about sex and some crude refernces. But overall, the first season is reletively "clean."

2 comments:

I was also pretty young when this show came out, but have always heard great things about it! I had been wanting to watch it for a long time, and I finally started to do so just a few weeks ago. And I love it!!! :D I definitely relate more to Rory, because of her shy, bookish personality like you mention, and can't help but love Lorelai as well, they're both great <3

SO glad you like it, Carla. It's such a good show, isn't it?! The humor is incredible. The kind you wish you could write or adopt. :)

Rory and Lorelai are different, but I like both, and I probably could say I relate to both for various reasons although if I were honest, I too would probably lean more towards Rory because of her book nerd tendencies. :)

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